Life is very sweet to me, and there is no position of power or wealth that could tempt me from the throne God has given me.

God doesn't expect the impossible from us. He wants us to expect the impossible from Him!

Prayer is a serious thing. We may be taken at our words.

If a man gets drunk and goes out and breaks his leg so that it must be amputated, God will forgive him if he asks it, but he will have to hop around on one leg all his life.

The man that is popular with the world is not a friend of Jesus. You cannot serve two masters. The world hates Christ, and if you are a friend of the world you cannot be a friend of His. You may be sure that something is wrong with you when everybody is your friend.

Excuses are the cradle ... that Satan rocks men off to sleep in.

If you do not feel a fervent love and profound pity for humanity, be assured that the gift of Christian eloquence has been denied you. You will not win souls, neither will you acquire that most excellent of earthly sovereignties - sovereignty over human hearts....Love is irresistible.